Another 4-magnitude earthquake in Son La

At 6:50 (Hanoi time) on August 20, an earthquake with magnitude 4 in the Richter scale occurred in Muong La district (Son La).

At 6:50 (Hanoi time) on August 20, an earthquake with magnitude 4 in the Richter scale occurred in Muong La district (Son La).

>>>Hanoi building shook because of the continuous earthquake in Son La

Picture 1 of Another 4-magnitude earthquake in Son La

Earthquake location is provided by the Earthquake Information Center and tsunami warning

According to the Earthquake Reporting Center and tsunami warning - Earth Physics Institute, this earthquake has a depth of about 10km, occurring at the position of 21,598 latitude North - 103,969 East East of the area Muong La district area.

This position is very close to the location of earthquakes in Muong La recently.

Before that, on the evening of July 19, three consecutive earthquakes occurred in Muong La district (Son La province). In which the first earthquake with magnitude 4.3 magnitude spread to Hanoi, many people in tall buildings felt slight vibration.

The earthquake alert center and tsunami warning indicated that these earthquakes all occurred in the active Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone and could cause earthquakes at any time.

On July 22 in Phu Yen district, Son La province also happened an earthquake of 3, 4 Richter scale.

Update 16 December 2018
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